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Synopsis:
Best description is probably a Final Fantasy parody. We're talking old-school Final Fantasy, with the main characters being Fighter, Red Mage, Theif, and Black Mage. Supposedly, they're destined to save the world. But one's an idiot, another's considered delirious, the third a greedy kleptomaniac, and the final one a stabby, murderous psychopath. Nothing seems to go right for them, but the result is pure comedy gold. If you don't find this at least mildly funny, check yourself into an asylum. And last but not least, a quote:
"What part of being stabbed do you not understand?" - Black Mage

I\'m just starting to read this strip (only about 16 episodes in) and I love what I see so far. I love that the creator of this strip has proven that you don\'t need to be a cartoonist to create a comic, that there are ways to showcase your writing without having to write a novel (which he\'s done anyway). I love it.

I can\'t speak for the repetitiveness of the jokes, as I\'m still in the first year, but I can say this: it\'s great so far.

For a strip that, on the face of it, looks like it could very well be the most niche-marked strip on the web, the humor is actually quite broad. Broad enough that many of the gags don\'t require the reader to have ever immersed themselves in the game worlds the art of the comic lampoons.

It would have been very easy for this strip to appeal only to fanboys and ubergeeks. It could have been another Penny Arcade, or even the occasional episode of Ctrl+Alt+Del, where you only get the joke if you\'ve played a particular game. So far, the mind behind 8-Bit Theater has ensured that the comic is accessible to not just gamers, but everyone who likes a good laugh.

I honestly don't understand how this appeals to people. It's funny and good at first... and then it's just the exact same jokes over. And over. And over. One of the most repetitive webcomics I've ever tried to read. The best joke in the world isn't funny the 50th time.

There is a sadness in this world, for we are ignorant of many things. Yes. We are ignorant of many beautiful things. Things like the truth. So sadness, in our ignorance, is very real. The tears are real. What is this thing called a tear? There are even tiny ducts, tear ducts, to produce these tears, should the sadness occur. Then the day when the sadness comes, then we ask: “Will the sadness, which makes me cry, will this sadness that makes me cry my heart out, will it ever end?” The answer, of course, is yes. One day the sadness will end.

I like it - a good humor strip, every comic has a punchline (and usually several punchlines). The humor is darker than what I generally prefer, the author relies heavily on running gags (not necessarily a bad thing), and semi-random violence is a common theme. A large number of D&D / FF / gamer culture in jokes is what makes this comic shine.

8-bit Theater is nearly the closest thing to a webcomic classic - after User Friendly.

Great comic, it shows an alternate reality to that which is old school Final Fantasy. While it's a spirte comic, it's a very well done sprite comic. The humor in the thing is always rather fresh, and even though the characters don't change much I wouldn't want them to. I mean who would want Black Mage to change from the evil little murder he is, that alone makes Black Mage who he is.

OMG!! I just got through the entire archive. This is the stupidest and most idiotic thing I've ever read. Genious!! I've been a fan for a while, but I've never been able to go through the entire archive. There were so many laughs that I had missed. I recommand that you take the time to go through the archive because you never know what you might have missed. Hell! I'm gonna go through it again soon as I'm done with this. SWORD CHUCKS, YO!

Yeah, it's a sprite comic, but it's a good sprite comic. You can tell Brian puts a lot of work into each comic. The writing is also fantastic. The only downside is it's one big lump of continuity. So it can be hard for someone new to the comic to jump right in.

first let me say that I normally can't stomach sprite comix. I just can't grasp them on a visual level but this strip is so well-written that it could be pictures of macaroni art and it would work. NICE!

8-bit theatre, it is two things:
a) consistently funny, and
b) one of the most legendary webcomics in the history of th hobby.
I mean, how often does a webcomic, or any thing with multiple genres, poineer it's particular genre.
(What it's genre is is a given) and it came up with two phrases in a webcomic i will always remember: I LIKE SWORDS! & SWORD-CHUCKS, YO!

Hands down, THE best sprite comic, ever. Over 700 comics and still going strong, it will take you a LONG time to get through if you are just getting to read it.
However, each comic is hilarious. Not every one is perfect, no. But they are ALL funny in some way.

It's incredibly witty writing. The characters show little development, but they are so funny you don't want them to change anyway. The story flows convinvingly and puts an interesting spin on the original final fantasy story. The violence and hatred between the main protaganists is gloriously excessive, and makes you savour the rare moments of harmony between them and at the same time you can't wait for the violence. Always with the violence. Its a sprite comic, so it can get away with it.

Who else would think of it? How else would it fit? Probably the coolest weapon ever, and that includes the future. Absolute genius, the whole thing. The characters are just so well-formed, and the whole thing is so funny.

Though I am a little confused at the comic being called "the interview" all of a sudden - crazy scariness. Ah well.

I personally think that this comic is hilarious, what it lacks in graphisc it makes up in comedy, and the special effects are dazzling considering it is a sprite comic, I've read them all and I always catch every update, one of my favourite webcomics ever.

I'd say you can find sprite comics for a dime a dozzen, but I'd be ripping you off, there seem to be hundreds of them out there.

But a GOOD sprite comic is a hard to find, and there are only a handfull. If this is what your looking for, in my opinion, this is one, it may not be for everyone though. I just wish more sprite comic authors would realize that if your going to use sprites instead of art work it's going to be tough making it enjoyable, this is one of maybe 3 that I've seen so far that made the cut.

8BT is the alpha and omega of humor and circular logic. It has wonderful jokes and, unlike some other comics, continuity! Brian Clevinger is a great writer; buy his book if you can.
If you give him a low score because he uses sprites, you are too closed minded to give an objective analysis in the first place. Leave your jealousies and prejudices at the door, and you will love this comic.

This comic is the king of Final Fantasy Sprite comics, while Bob and George rules the Megaman Sprite comics. This guy uses sprites the same reason Order of the Stick uses stick figures, which is that its appropiate for the flavor of the story. Brian Clevinger writes some of the most exceptional dialogue I've seen in any webcomic, and it clashes wonderfully with the simple sprites.

this comic is so grate that in dungins and dragons, my friends have made chericters exactly like redmage, blackmage and fighter (he evin has swordchucks that work). as im trying to make a theaf. i have also made a pair of swordchucks in ampguard

Ok, this is a good comic. While it's been lacking a bit in the later bit, it managed to pull itself out of the grave unlike AMD or BnG. A truely wonderful webcomic, written by a person I would want to meet IRL, wait, that'd be Ryan Sosa. Not Brian Clevenger. My mistake. Oh well, great comic.

I like the fact that this is one of the few comics I read that doesn't need to rely on its art. It's a written joke with a little visual aid. If you focus on the art, you're missing the point of the thing. It's 8-BIT: very few pixels. You know... the original game? Yeah. If you still think that the art is the main reason you don't read it, then... you're... a poopy-face... (I wonder if I'd get censored?) SWORD-CHUCKS YO! (Fighter's kinda slow!)

All sprite comics are considered parody under the Fair Use Rule of the United States Copyright Act of 1976. There are also plenty of sprite comics that parody the events of the games they're based on but hey, those don't star Square-Enix characters so we can forget about them. The fact is that NOTHING excuses the use of sprites as the focus of your webcomic. Unless of course, they're home-made like Kid Radd or A Modest Destiny.

one of the bestcomics that i have come across since calvin and hobbes. i love the comedy this is the funniest comic that i have veiwed of all the webcomics. the animation is great as an 8-bit and the charecters are represented hilariously. this is the funniest comic that i have ever seen. the script is awsome too. manga turtle gives this a five.

To respond to the below poster, I'll say that it's a cow because this is the only sprite comic I have ever seen with sometimes-funny dialogue.

Typically, Sprites are the ultimate cop-out, a way of being even lazier than stick-figure drawing. Hence, web"artists" who use sprites tend to be uncreative and unwitty.

In this case, the sprites are justified because the entire comic parodies that single game instead of merely referencing it .(Note: if you can't tell the difference between parody and reference...well, you're qualified to direct Scary Movie 4. But I won't watch it.) Also, use of Photoshop means that SOME effort was put into the strip beyond the very first one.

It's still not nearly as good or funny as its ranking or popularity imply. But it's not unreadable.

Ahhh, incompetence... the main theme behind 8-Bit Theater. For those of you who don't know, Nuklearpower.com actually began as an Internet "Fortress of Solitude" for Brian's book, "Nuklear Age", another tale of incompetence in the face of adversity (or adversity in the face of incompetence).

8-Bit Theater started off as a side thing, but has evolved into one of the largest one-shot jokes in the history of cyberspace. Because that's all it really is, it is one ridiculously long joke. The punchline? We won't know till we hit the end, is my guess. Hopefully it won't be too soon, 'cause this is one of the most well thought out and incredibly funny comics I've ever read.

The thing is, it's not just about humor. There is a message being relayed, something to the effect of "people are dumb". And yet, the dumbest people of all are often the most successful. Just like in real life! It's great, see?

Now, I'm not going to say you have to be a fan of video games, comics, tabletop roleplaying, or other silly geek stuff in order to enjoy this comic. But it would help. There are references and some entire strips dedicated to this sort of thing, but in the broad scope of things, it's only a small portion of the comic. There is plenty of humor for other groups as well. If, for example, you are a fan of Monty Python and/or Douglas Adams, this is for you. Not that he parodies them (much), but it is noticibly similar humor, with a "Brian twist". You'll see what I mean.

In short: this comic deserves at least a good long look. If you don't like it after ten or so comics, well, try again.

The true sprite medium, rather than used to ctrl+v all over the place. Art is masterfully Photoshop'd and the story is grand. Cliché on Fighter and Black Mage, but I've never seen that as a problem. 5 stars of course.

Ok well this is in response to "StupyStuperson" and "Jon The Killer". First this is a sprite comic, which means that yes all of the chracters are predefined, and everything is all ready made.....WAIT!! THERE IS A STORYLINE THATS YET TO BE MADE!!! This comic doesnt focus too much on the art, cause its already made, but focuses more on the storyline which has gone well over 400 comics of 1 continuing story which is great....armoir of invincibility....Next is someone saying PA will own this crap.....Ok well your just an idiot, this is a comic based off of a game, PA is a comic made to make fun of games. They really cant be compared because they are like night and day, except they are both cool, ok I can't fool ya anymore 8-bit pwns (yes I used pwns, just shows how l33t I am) PA. Why?!?! PA is less humourous to me. PA is still funny but 8-bit well......lets just say it......pwns j00!!!!

Kneefers

What can one say that already hasn't been said? 8-Bit Theater rules. I know of nothing comparable to it but Ctrl+Alt+Del...

It's really hard to tell which is better. Ctrl+Alt+Del or 8-Bit Theatre? Well, 8-Bit Theatre's my personal favorite. There's no other sprite comic as well crafted as it.

Shay

Excellent piece of work. Ridiculous bad guys, and good guys who just don't have a clue. The poor heroes have so far literally been to hell and back. And as for those who are suposed to guide these 'Light Warriors' to their destiny...well, they're having a hard time of it.